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Nehemiah 6:1 (show verse)
And it happened, when Sanballat, and Tobiah and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had built the wall, and that there was no break left in it (though at that time I had not set the doors on the gates),
Nehemiah 6:2 (show verse)
Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, Come, let us meet together in the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me harm.
Alliance and society with the enemies of God » The wicked tempt saints to
Character » Of the wicked » Conspiring against saints
Character of the wicked » Conspiring against God's people
Fellowship » Instances of those who avoided fellowship with the wicked » Nehemiah
Geshem » Opposed nehemiah in building jerusalem
Ono » A town of the tribe of benjamim
Tobiah » An enemy of the jews in the time of nehemiah » Conspires to injure and intimidate nehemiah
Character » Of the wicked » Conspiring against saints
Character of the wicked » Conspiring against God's people
Fellowship » Instances of those who avoided fellowship with the wicked » Nehemiah
Geshem » Opposed nehemiah in building jerusalem
Ono » A town of the tribe of benjamim
Tobiah » An enemy of the jews in the time of nehemiah » Conspires to injure and intimidate nehemiah
Nehemiah 6:3 (show verse)
And I sent messengers to them, saying, I am doing a great work, so I cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and come down to you?
Alliance and society with the enemies of God » The wicked tempt saints to
Fellowship » Instances of those who avoided fellowship with the wicked » Nehemiah
Geshem » Opposed nehemiah in building jerusalem
Liberality » Instances of » Jews after the captivity
Nehemiah » Diligence
Tobiah » An enemy of the jews in the time of nehemiah » Conspires to injure and intimidate nehemiah
Fellowship » Instances of those who avoided fellowship with the wicked » Nehemiah
Geshem » Opposed nehemiah in building jerusalem
Liberality » Instances of » Jews after the captivity
Nehemiah » Diligence
Tobiah » An enemy of the jews in the time of nehemiah » Conspires to injure and intimidate nehemiah
Nehemiah 6:4 (show verse)
And they sent to me four times in this way. And I answered them in the same way.
Alliance and society with the enemies of God » The wicked tempt saints to
Fellowship » Instances of those who avoided fellowship with the wicked » Nehemiah
Geshem » Opposed nehemiah in building jerusalem
Tobiah » An enemy of the jews in the time of nehemiah » Conspires to injure and intimidate nehemiah
Fellowship » Instances of those who avoided fellowship with the wicked » Nehemiah
Geshem » Opposed nehemiah in building jerusalem
Tobiah » An enemy of the jews in the time of nehemiah » Conspires to injure and intimidate nehemiah
Nehemiah 6:5 (show verse)
Then Sanballat sent his servant to me in the same way the fifth time with an open letter in his hand, in which was written,
Nehemiah 6:6 (show verse)
It is reported among the nations, and Gashmu says it, that you and the Jews are thinking of rebelling, for this reason you build the wall, so that you may be their king, according to these words.
false Accusation » Incidents illustrative of » Against jews, returned under ezra
Gashmu » Also called geshem, a samaritan
Geshem » Opposed nehemiah in building jerusalem
Slander » Exemplified » Gashmu
Tobiah » An enemy of the jews in the time of nehemiah » Conspires to injure and intimidate nehemiah
Gashmu » Also called geshem, a samaritan
Geshem » Opposed nehemiah in building jerusalem
Slander » Exemplified » Gashmu
Tobiah » An enemy of the jews in the time of nehemiah » Conspires to injure and intimidate nehemiah
Nehemiah 6:7 (show verse)
And you have also set up prophets to preach about you at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah. And now it shall be reported to the king according to these words. And now come and let us talk it over together.
false Accusation » Incidents illustrative of » Against jews, returned under ezra
false Accusations » General references to
Evil » Slander » False accusations, general references to
Slander » False accusations, general references to
Tobiah » An enemy of the jews in the time of nehemiah » Conspires to injure and intimidate nehemiah
FALSE » Accusations
false Accusations » General references to
Evil » Slander » False accusations, general references to
Slander » False accusations, general references to
Tobiah » An enemy of the jews in the time of nehemiah » Conspires to injure and intimidate nehemiah
FALSE » Accusations
Nehemiah 6:8 (show verse)
And I sent to him saying, These things which you are saying are not happening, but you pretend them out of your own heart.
Nehemiah 6:9 (show verse)
For they all were alarmers of us, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work so that it may not be done. And now, O God, make my hands strong.
Nehemiah 6:10 (show verse)
And I came to the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up. And he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, inside the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple. For they will come to kill you. Yea, in the night they will come to kill you.
Bribery » Instances of » The false prophet, shemaiah
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » Nehemiah, in refusing to take refuge in the temple
Delaiah » Father of a false prophet
Mehetabeel » A person whose grandson tried to intimidate nehemiah
Murder » Often committed by night
Nehemiah » Courage
Shemaiah » False prophet
Temple » Solomon's » Uses of the temple » For refuge
Tobiah » An enemy of the jews in the time of nehemiah » Conspires to injure and intimidate nehemiah
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » Nehemiah, in refusing to take refuge in the temple
Delaiah » Father of a false prophet
Mehetabeel » A person whose grandson tried to intimidate nehemiah
Murder » Often committed by night
Nehemiah » Courage
Shemaiah » False prophet
Temple » Solomon's » Uses of the temple » For refuge
Tobiah » An enemy of the jews in the time of nehemiah » Conspires to injure and intimidate nehemiah
Nehemiah 6:11 (show verse)
And I said, Should such a man as I flee? And who, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.
holy Boldness » Exemplified » Nehemiah
Bribery » Instances of » The false prophet, shemaiah
Courage » Examples of » Nehemiah
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » Nehemiah, in refusing to take refuge in the temple
Decision » Instances of » Nehemiah
Nehemiah » Courage
Temple » Solomon's » Uses of the temple » For refuge
Tobiah » An enemy of the jews in the time of nehemiah » Conspires to injure and intimidate nehemiah
Bribery » Instances of » The false prophet, shemaiah
Courage » Examples of » Nehemiah
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » Nehemiah, in refusing to take refuge in the temple
Decision » Instances of » Nehemiah
Nehemiah » Courage
Temple » Solomon's » Uses of the temple » For refuge
Tobiah » An enemy of the jews in the time of nehemiah » Conspires to injure and intimidate nehemiah
Nehemiah 6:12 (show verse)
And, behold, I understood that God had not sent him, but that he said this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.
Bribery » Instances of » The false prophet, shemaiah
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » Nehemiah, in refusing to take refuge in the temple
Insight » Examples of » Nehemiah
Spiritual perception » Examples of » Nehemiah
Prophets » FALSE
Spiritual » Perception » Nehemiah
Tobiah » An enemy of the jews in the time of nehemiah » Conspires to injure and intimidate nehemiah
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » Nehemiah, in refusing to take refuge in the temple
Insight » Examples of » Nehemiah
Spiritual perception » Examples of » Nehemiah
Prophets » FALSE
Spiritual » Perception » Nehemiah
Tobiah » An enemy of the jews in the time of nehemiah » Conspires to injure and intimidate nehemiah
Nehemiah 6:13 (show verse)
Therefore he was hired that I should be afraid, and do so, and I should sin, and be for them an evil name, with which they might reproach me.
Nehemiah 6:14 (show verse)
My God, think upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these works of theirs, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets who would have made me afraid.
Christian ministers » Instances of » Noadiah
Noadiah » False prophetess
Prophetesses » Noadiah
Prophets » FALSE » Instances of » Noadiah
False prophets » Women sometimes acted as
Tobiah » An enemy of the jews in the time of nehemiah » Conspires to injure and intimidate nehemiah
Women » Prophetesses » Noadiah
Women » Instances of » Noadiah, a false prophetess in attempting to intimidate the jews when they were restoring jerusalem
Women » As prophets » Noadiah
Noadiah » False prophetess
Prophetesses » Noadiah
Prophets » FALSE » Instances of » Noadiah
False prophets » Women sometimes acted as
Tobiah » An enemy of the jews in the time of nehemiah » Conspires to injure and intimidate nehemiah
Women » Prophetesses » Noadiah
Women » Instances of » Noadiah, a false prophetess in attempting to intimidate the jews when they were restoring jerusalem
Women » As prophets » Noadiah
Nehemiah 6:15 (show verse)
And the wall was finished in the twenty-fifth day of Elul, in fifty-two days.
Nehemiah 6:16 (show verse)
And it happened when all our enemies heard, and all the nations around us saw, they were very much lowered in their own eyes. For they saw that this work was done by our God.
No Themes for this verse.
Nehemiah 6:17 (show verse)
And in those days the nobles of Judah were increasing their letters going to Tobiah; and Tobiah's came to them.
Nehemiah 6:18 (show verse)
For many in Judah were sworn to him because he was the son-in-law of Shechaniah the son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah.
Arah » An israelite, whose descendants returned from babylon » Probably identcal with arah in
Berechiah » Son of meshezabeel
Influence » Political
Johanan » Son of tobiah the ammonite
Shechaniah » Father-in-law of tobiah
Tobiah » An enemy of the jews in the time of nehemiah » Subverts nobles of judah
Berechiah » Son of meshezabeel
Influence » Political
Johanan » Son of tobiah the ammonite
Shechaniah » Father-in-law of tobiah
Tobiah » An enemy of the jews in the time of nehemiah » Subverts nobles of judah
Nehemiah 6:19 (show verse)
Also they reported his good deeds before me, and told my words to him. Tobiah sent letters to make me afraid.